Student Diary
Words and wisdom from Samantha's students.
Exams Term 1 2024
Congratulations to Chloe and Michaela for completing their Beginner Grade Theory exams at 100% each, and to Ben for completing his Grade 2 Theory exam at 100%.
Term 1 2024
Easter wishes from a student
Term 3 2023 - What are students loving at PWS?
Music and mindfulness book
Fun happy rewards
Fun mozart story for bookweek
Fun finger chain warm ups and our little mascot Lilly Ladybird
Benefits of learning music
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Develops reading skills
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Develops listening skills
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Great for maths
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Good for social skills
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Helps to develop fine motor skills
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It is fun!
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Develops the habit of practice and study skills
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It is great for developing memory
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Builds healthy student-teacher relationships
Colouring Competition
Below is a collection of entries for the 2022 Colouring competition. The theme is celebrating Beethoven
Image drawn by student Tiffany, as a gift to Samantha (2021)
This year there are 3 Music Theory Exam Students.
Exams are held with St. Cecelia School Of Music
This is what they say about Music Theory (2021)
BEN : Preliminary Grade
“Music theory is important because you can know so much more about music and what you are playing “
EVELYN: Preliminary Grade
“I want to do theory exams this year as I enjoy theory and history of music”
AMY : First Grade
Theory helps with to analyse music further and get a cleaner understanding of what creates music”
Acrostic Poem from Eliza
P: Practice
I : I like playing piano
A: Amazing
N: New Hobby
O: Orchestra
Acrostic Poem from Macy
P: Piano is pretty
I : I play piano
A: Apples on the music tree
N: Nice music
O: On the piano there are 88 keys
A piano reflection from Evelyn :
Tonight I did theory on bar-lines, I worked on intervals too
I played London Bridge and Special Waltz, My goal is to get to 100 on my chart, I am currently on 89, I also love my pretty pink ruler.